Allied Air Teams Score Big Day Over Southern France and Italy
The 99th Fighter Squadron crews, all Black, bagged several FW 190s while the Red Guerrillas P 40 squadron and the 79th fighter group claimed more FW 190s and MB 109s. RAF Spitfires downed nine. Night raids also claimed three more planes. In total 50 German aircraft were destroyed, the largest single day in the theater. Seven Allied planes failed to return. three pilots reported safe. Ottawa announced a Canadian corps under Lieut Gen Crerar is in the Adriatic end of the Italian front as part of the Eighth Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mediterranean
Rome
Ottawa
H. D. Crerar
Defense
Atrocities Continued in Philippines Death and Torture Tales
The account details sun treatment and starvation of prisoners from Corregidor to Camp O'Donnell and Davao. It notes mass deaths, brutal beatings, long water shortages, and improvised food, with escapes by Mc Coy Dyess Mellink and others and Red Cross aid arriving late.
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Pampanga
Lubao
Capiz Tarlac
Camp O'Donnell
Camp O’donnell
Cabanatuan
Dyess
Mellink
McCoy
Corregidor
Davao
Mindanao
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Philippines
Michiel Dobervich
Ironton
Minn
Austin C. Shofner
Shelbyville
Tenn
Jack Hawkins
Roxton
Tex
Corp
Reid Carlos Chamberlain
el Cajone
Calif
Marine Corps
Samuel Grashio
Spokane, Wash
Wounded Pacific Vets Transferred by Special Train to Temple Hospital
Two hundred fifty one veterans from every Pacific theater moved into McCloskey General Hospital in Temple Texas by a special train. Among them Pvt Edward A Kasten of Wausau Wisconsin had a smashed foot from a jug injury while on water detail 35 miles south of Bougainville.
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Texas
Temple
Tex
Pacific
McCloskey General Hospital
Edward A. Kasten
Wausau
Wis
Bougainville
Hound Sits Quietly Courts Hound Ownership Ruling
In Chattanooga Judge N B Hargraves denied Blalock's replevin action over a hound owned by Harris. The dog sat on its haunches and stayed silent during testimony, with Harris claiming the dog barked on trail and tree. The ruling keeps the dog with Harris and leaves the possum custody undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
N. B. Hargraves
General Sessions Court
J. B. Balock
Hubert Harris
Harris
Blalock
Hargraves
War rhetoric and mockery fuel Pacific conflict views
A clipping records harsh remarks about Japan from U S lawmakers and a New Zealand minister. Rep Engle of California calls Japanese savages, praising harsh wartime measures. Walter Nash condemns Japanese atrocities as among history’s cruelest acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
Engle
D-Calif
Army
Navy
New Zealand
Walter Nash
Pacific
Former mail carrier fired for opening letters
Alva B. Williams, 53, of Monroe, a former rural mail carrier, was fined 105 dollars in federal court for taking 33 dollars in money orders from the mail. He received 35 dollars on each of three counts. his attorney asked leniency, noting Williams returned the money to fund his children's college education while his wife was ill.
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Madison
Wis
Alva B. Williams
Monroe
Patrick T. Stone
Williams
Lester J. Michael
Navy selects Dr. Freyling to lead training hospital
Lieut. Comdr. Marshall O. Boudry, former Fond du Lac city physician, is relieved as senior medical officer at the naval training schools in Madison and expects overseas duty. He is succeeded by Lieut. Comdr. Robert A. Freyling of Grand Rapids, a 1937 Marquette medical graduate who took charge in August 1942.
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Madison
Wis
Marshall O. Boudry
Fond du Lac
Naval Training Schools
Robert A. Freyling
Grand Rapids
Mich
Boudry
Navy
Freyling
Marquette University
Gunner Missing From Bomber in Central Pacific
War department reports Sgt Edward J Bislow 31 a bomber gunner is MIA since December 29 in the Central Pacific area. He was awarded the oak leaf cluster in lieu of the third and fourth air medals. Bislow served with the assaulting American air force that dropped 76000 pounds of bombs on Wake Island December 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
War Department
Edward J. Bislew
Central Pacific
Bislow
Wake Island
Wisconsin Agricultural committee to meet on food production plan
The 71 county representatives on the Wisconsin Agricultural committee will convene in Madison next Monday and Tuesday to discuss strategies to propel the state ahead in the 1944 food production campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Agricultural Committee
Gas accident kills worker in Madison apartment repair
Madison coroner Edward A. Fischer said Ben Swenson, 54, was accidentally killed by gas Thursday while repairing a Madison apartment owned by Mrs. Angelo Amato.
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Madison
Wis
Ben Swenson
Angelo Amato
Edward A. Fischer
Women workers rise in Canadian war plants
The number of women employed in Canadian war plants has increased to 419000, up from 144000 in 1939, reflecting a substantial mobilization of female labor for wartime production.
FASTEETH Improves Denture Stability for Upper or Lower Plates
An improved alkaline powder to sprinkle on dentures prevents sliding and slipping. It claims no gummy taste, combats plate odor, and does not sour. Available at drug stores under the FASTEETH name.
Bond sale drives Rivoli premiere push for Best Foot Forward
Rivoli theater reports strong bond sales for the premiere of Best Foot Forward next Thursday at 9 p m. Manager William Freise says the slogan Bond For Every Seat draws community response with many seats still available but a possible sell-out by weekend. Each bond includes an admission ticket to the premiere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivoli
William Freise
Freise
Hull hints at tough policy over Japanese prisoner reports
Secretary Hull comments on reports of cruelty in American and Filipino prisons. He notes U S efforts to secure information through the Swiss government and asserts limited success in obtaining food for prisoners. Hull says consultations with Britain occurred and defends ongoing war-time communications while leaving open whether this signals a hardening policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
United States
Opposition to declaring judge's office vacant in Outagamie County
Outagamie County Bar Association asks Gov. Goodland to oppose any move to declare Circuit Judge R. McCarthy's Outagamie seat vacant while he serves with the Marines in the South Pacific. A resolution supports Judge Henry P. Hughes of Oshkosh to handle duties, noting his sufficient service. The judgeships cover Autagamie Shawano and Langlade counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wis
Goodland
Outagamie
Wisconsin state fair horse show dates set for August
The Wisconsin state fair horse show runs August 23 to 27 in Milwaukee with nine days of events. Fred Southcott of Dousman is named chairman of both the show committee and the show program committee. Entries must be filed by August 2. The state fair runs August 19 to 27 in Milwaukee.
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Madison
Wis
Fred Southcott
Dousman
Milwaukee
Prison guard Ill after Wisconsin prison disturbances
Waupun Wisconsin warden Luke F Murphy said Harold S McGinnis a prison guard and AFL local president fell ill after recent disturbances. He is on medical leave and under a physician care at his father Matthew Murphy's Appleton home.
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Waupun
Wis
Luke F. Murphy
Harold S. McGinnis
McGinnis
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes
AFL) Union
Appleton
Matthew
Murphy
Airman Douglas Miller Killed in Germany Raid
Sgt. Douglas Miller 21 formerly missing in action is confirmed killed in action. He enlisted 14 months ago in the air corps and died in a raid over Germany December 22. His parents, Mr and Mrs J Miller, recently moved to Kenosha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Douglas Miller
War Department
J. Miller
Kenosha
Sgt. Miller
Air Corps
Germany
New York Medal to Willa Cather for Fiction Medal
The National Institute of Arts and Letters will award this year a gold medal to Willa Cather celebrated American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner for her contribution to American fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Willa Cather
AFL Calls On Unions To Observe Pledge
Miami report says the AFL urged 6,500,000 workers to strictly honor the no strike pledge as tremendous military developments loom. President William Green warned Americans that soldiers of production must act courageously and that workers must work while soldiers fight.
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AFL
Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor Executive Committee
William Green
Change Size Of Nets For Lake Fishermen
A conservation order allows chub fishermen on Lake Michigan and northern Green Bay to use gill nets with a mesh of not less than 2 and a half inches and not more than 35 meshes deep until October 9, 1944. The moratorium on the 1938 minimum mesh size of 22 inches was approved by the commission and Governor Goodland. Fishermen may obtain permits to use 2 and 7/8 inch mesh in the interim, and enforcement will resume after the period ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Special Conservation Commission
Lake Michigan
Green Bay
Goodland
E. J. Vanderwall
Vanderwall
Department
Railroad Mail Clerk Held on U S Charge
Harold O. Smith of La Crosse was arrested on a U S charge for unlawfully opening a United States mail letter at Hartland Wisconsin on October 18 1943. Smith a Milwaukee Road mail clerk pled guilty and was held on a $500 bond but failed to furnish it and was jailed awaiting arraignment in U S district court for the eastern district of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold O. Smith
la Crosse
John J. Boyle
U. S
United States
Hartland
Wis
Smith
Milwaukee Road
Dane County
U. S. District Court
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Upton Close to Headline Northeastern Wisconsin Edu Meet
Upton Close and Albert Kennedy Rowswell will headline the Northeastern Wisconsin Education Association meeting in Green Bay on March 31. Principal H. H. Helbie announced the 1944 program. Close will address on the topic We won what in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upton Close
Appleton
Wis
Albert Kenneday Rowswell
Northeastern Wisconsin Education Association
Green Bay
H. H. Helbie
Pacific
Battleship Missouri Launch Televised by GE Workers
General Electric workers who built propulsion units for the U S S Missouri will witness the launch via a televised relay from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Receiving sets are being installed at the Schenectady plant to receive the telecast tomorrow.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric
U.S.S. Missouri
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Eau Claire airman killed in training plane crash
Jeremiah D. Trainter 22 from Eau Claire Wisconsin died in a training aircraft crash near Louisville. He and another flyer were killed yesterday while stationed at Bowman Field.
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Eau Claire
Louisville, K
Jeremiah D. Trainter
Wis
Louisville
Bowman Field
Drivers back on roads after license revocation in Wisconsin
Madison, Wis. The state motor vehicle department said 43 percent of 3 029 drivers with revoked licenses are back on the roads under occupational permits restricting use to earning a living. Only 27 violators were found guilty of breaking the limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Motor Vehicle Department
Decorated Air Hero Weds Girl Who Has More Flying Time
Major Joseph Miles of Rhinelander, a 50-mission veteran with multiple decorations, wed Marge Louise Johnson of Glendale. She holds about 3000 flying hours as a United Airlines stewardess, but United bans married women from serving, affecting her career. Miles, a Purdue alumnus, is on leave before reassignment and was decorated by Northwest African air forces commander.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Joseph Miles
Sicily
North Africa
Italy
Europe
Marge Louise Johnson
Glendale
Calif
United
U S Graduates 100000 Pilots In Four Years
Fort Worth report reveals confidential Army Air Forces data showing training command produced 100 799 pilots and over 555 891 ground and air crews from Jan 1 1939 to Nov 30 1943. The force now numbers more than 2 300 000 officers and enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
U. S. Army Air Forces Training Command
Demand for Smokes Surges as War Curtails Supply
Nation sees record tobacco demand with cigars and cigarettes selling fast. Cigar Institute of America notes members cannot fill all orders, while leading cigarette brands ration supplies. Manpower shortages push payrolls down. production unlikely to rise while wartime limits persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cigar Institute of America
Harry M. Wootten
Reynolds and Co
Peyrolls
Institute
Industrial School Conditions Probed
Madison Wis investigation into the Waukesha industrial school for boys has begun led by A W Bayley director of the state department of public welfare. The probe follows a legislative interim committee report criticizing per capitas, discipline, and education. Superintendent T E Uthus will provide written statements on all questions.
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Madison
Wis
Waukesha
A. W. Bayley
State Department of Public Welfare
Bayley
T. E. Uthus
Uthus
Capt Bong Returning To Active Duty Today
Capt Richard I. Bond of Poplar Wisconsin an army air ace with 21 confirmed downed Japanese planes and six probables will leave Friday night to return to active duty ending a furlough started in November. He was honored in Washington Los Angeles Minneapolis Madison and Superior during his leave.
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Superior
Wis
Richard I. Bond
Poplar
South Pacific
Washington
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Madison
Don’t Let Constipation Distress Your Child
Mothers urged to use VICKLAX laxative for children aged 1 to 12. Claims quick, gentle relief without griping or after effects. Advertising copy promotes purchase from druggists and emphasizes a better-tasting formula from Vicks VapoRub makers.
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Vicks
Vicklax
About Those Chicken And Egg Dinners
The war and navy departments described Japanese atrocities against American and Filipino prisoners in Manila. Reports cite broadcasts claiming prisoners were given chicken or eggs, while guards cuffed recalcitrant detainees and Filipinos who helped them faced beatings. Commander Melvyn H. McCoy recalled prisoners’ efforts to revive others when guards were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War and Navy Departments
Manila
Citie
Melvyn H. McCoy
Prohibitionists Name Evangelist as VP Candidate
Andrew Johnson of Wilmore Kentucky, evangelist and lecturer, nominated by the Prohibition party to fill a vacancy on the ticket created by Floyd C. Carrier’s withdrawal. Edward E Blake of Chicago announced the selection. Johnson was a recent Kentucky gubernatorial candidate on the Prohibition ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Andrew Johnson
Wilmore
Prohibition Party
United States
Edward E. Blake
Johnston
Floyd C. Carrier
Takoma Park
MD. Johnson
Kentucky
NLRB Certifies United Steelworkers for General Refractories
The National Labor Relations Board certified District No. 32 of the United Steelworkers, CIO, as the bargaining representative for General Refractories Company in Devils Lake Wisconsin for production and maintenance employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
United Steelworkers of America, Cio
General Refractories Company
Devils Lake
Wis
Eden Assails Jap Activitie in Commons Speech
London Britain’s Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden denounced Japanese prison camps as barbarous and inhuman while vowing not to wait for long to see action. He said reports show prisoners endure tropical jungle conditions with scant shelter, clothing, and medical care. Eden condemned Japan’s conduct and noted repeated diplomatic efforts failed to elicit compliance from Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Edén
House of Commons
Britain
Japan
Eden
John Warsaw
Pariment
MPs Introduce White Curb for London Blackout Patrol
London report describes Amelia military police adopting a white themed uniform intended to boost safety during blackouts. The new kit features a white-painted helmet white web Sam Browne belt white gloves and white over olive service dress as part of a broader effort to improve visibility and identify MPs in dim conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amelia Military Police
Sam Browne
Nomm operations resume at Wausau plant after walkout
In Wausau Wisconsin D J Murray Manufacturing resumes operations as two machinists who had walked out earlier in the morning return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Nomm
D. J. Murray Manufacturing Company
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